A university is to become the first in Britain to award students an average
points score for their essays and exams alongside their traditional degree
classification.

Undergraduates who begin studying at Oxford Brookes University this autumn
will be awarded points for every assessed piece of work over their three
years of study. These will make up a running average which students can
check at any time. Final average scores will be awarded when these students
graduate in 2016, on top of scores at the end of each year.

The switch will be watched by leading universities, several of which are